Understanding The Perception Of Infidelity: Construction And Validation Of Perception Of Infidelity Scale (PIS)

Abstract

The present study focuses on construction and validation of Perceived Infidelity Scale (PIS), a psychometric tool to assess the perception of infidelity in relationships among adult population. It was conducted on 254 participants using simple random sampling technique. The internal consistency reliability was assessed utilizing Cronbach’s Alpha and Split-half reliability, while face and content validity were measured to establish validity of the measurement scale. Dimensions were created after a thorough review of literature leading to eight dimensions namely emotional attachment, emotional dependency, emotional intimacy, physical affection, online infidelity, breach of trust, secretive behavior/ omission of truth and past relationship experiences. The results suggest that the present scale provides a reliable and valid measure of assessment of perception of infidelity.